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The Appearance on the Road to Emmaus
– Luke 24: 13-35The
Appearance on the Road to Emmaus.13 Now that
very day two of them were going to a village seven miles from
Jerusalem called Emmaus,14 and they
were conversing about all the things that had occurred.15 And it
happened that while they were conversing and debating, Jesus himself drew near
and walked with them,16 but their
eyes were prevented from recognizing him.17 He asked
them, “What are you discussing as you walk along?” They stopped, looking
downcast.18 One of
them, named Cleopas, said to him in reply, “Are you the only visitor to
Jerusalem who does not know of the things that have taken place there in these
days?”19 And he
replied to them, “What sort of things?” They said to him, “The things that
happened to Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word
before God and all the people,20 how our
chief priests and rulers both handed him over to a sentence of death and
crucified him.21 But we
were hoping that he wo…

Writing, like speaking, is among the
oldest and most basic forms of human expression. Yet unlike speaking (the kind which comes
instantaneously without premeditation), I find that writing gives the author
the time and freedom to formulate exactly what it is they want to say. Furthermore, the written word is saved and
archived for as long as the author chooses, and unlike speaking, is stripped
bare of the countless things that can distract us from the only thing that
should matter: the words. We miss truth, and lies, in our midst when we
allow ourselves to become distracted by the appearances and noise so prevalent
in life, particularly in our modern society.
Given
this strong endorsement of the practice of writing, it may be instructive to
highlight a few key reasons that have kept me from pursuing, despite my love for
doing so. First and foremost, I
believe responsible writing takes time, focus and discipline, something that is
often lacking in my life.If I’m going
to do somethi…